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Illinois State @ SIU 1/14/23 7:00 PM ESPN3

SalukiWorld · 2023-01-13T04:14:04Z

SIU gets a new look Redbirds team for the first time this season. Illinois State's best win this year came in their last game at home against Missouri State. They also have a decent home win against SIUe. They do have bad losses to Western Illinois, Northwestern State, and UIC. Meet the Redbirds: The Redbirds hired Ohio State assistant Ryan Pedon over the offseason. Pedon worked at Illinois under John Groce for a few years before joining Chris Holtmann's staff at Butler and followed him to Ohio State. Illinois State has made strides on the defensive end. They're 106th in the country in 3 point % against (32.0%), 132nd in the country in effective field goal % against (49.0%), and 101st in the country in block % (10.5%). On the offensive end, the Redbirds are 6th in the country in free throw % (80.9%). The Redbirds aren't a horrible shooting team but they're pretty careless with the ball as they're 329th in the country in turnover % (21.9%). Illinois State's leading scorer and rebounder is 6'8 Senior Kendall Lewis averaging 11.2 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game. Lewis was a 3 star recruit out of Snellville, GA and chose Appalachian State over offers from Kent State, St. Bonaventure, and TCU. After 2 years at App State Lewis transferred to Illinois State where he started 33 of 33 games last season. This season Lewis is 152nd in the country in steal % (3.4%), 320th in the country in block % (3.4%), and 224th in the country in offensive rebounding % (10.2%). Lewis also is good at getting to the free throw line as he's 108th in the country in free throw rate (53.7%) and 393rd in the country in free throw % (78.5%). One of the Redbirds' big transfers this offseason is 6'7 Senior Seneca Knight. Knight spent his first 3 seasons at San Jose State before transferring to LSU, where he never played a game, and then to BYU. This season, Knight is 472nd in the country in true shooting % (56.2%) and 242nd in the country in defensive rebounding % (20.3%). Knight is 186th in the country in free throw rate (47.1%) and 394th in the country in free throw % (78.5%). One of the bigs SIU will have to deal with in this game is 6'10 Junior Liam McChesney. McChesney was a 3 star recruit out of Canada and spent his first two seasons at Utah State before transferring to Illinois State before last season. McChesney is currently 51st in the country in block % (8.1%) and 259th in the country in 2 point % (60.0%, 36-60). He's also a 44.8% shooter from 3 (13-29). The Redbirds have two players that can really hurt you from 3. 6'2 Junior Malachi Poindexter joined Virginia as a walk-on and spent two years there before transferring to Illinois State this year. Poindexter is 212nd in the country in 3 point % (41.2%, 28-68). 6'5 Junior Luke Kasubke was a 3 star recruit out of St. Louis and chose Kansas State over offers from Loyola Chicago, Saint Louis, Creighton, and Illinois. This season, Kasubke is 165th in the country in 3 point % (42.6%, 23-54). Links: SIU Game Notes Illinois State Game Notes Redbird Fan Message Board

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January 14, 2023 9:46 pm

Let's beat these turds by at least 20

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January 14, 2023 9:50 pm

Domask dunk

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January 14, 2023 9:52 pm

Drake beating Bradley by 20 - should make Barkeep happy. 😀

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January 14, 2023 9:53 pm

The birds are bobbing for @the-bobber

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January 14, 2023 9:53 pm

SIU nice ISU 56 less than a minute left, Lance gone

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January 14, 2023 9:53 pm

https://twitter.com/byronhetzler/status/1614419452489089025?s=20&t=nm_VDV92HU-de6UKjWQuzA

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Topic starter January 14, 2023 9:55 pm

SIU's free throw defense is unbeatable

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January 14, 2023 9:55 pm

ISU not the freethrow shooting team we were promised...

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January 14, 2023 9:56 pm

SIU Nice

ISU 57

Final

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Topic starter January 14, 2023 9:56 pm

SIU 69

Illinois State 57

Final

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January 14, 2023 9:56 pm

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ISU not the freethrow shooting team we were promised...

Pretty sure their season average would say differently. Its our outstanding free throw defense that is causing this. We are 4th in the nation for a reason.

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SIU's free throw defense is unbeatable

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January 14, 2023 9:58 pm

Better start to the game, same great second half performance, and now we're 6-2 and awaiting an Indy State loss tomorrow against the Bears.

Let's keep it rolling!

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January 14, 2023 10:00 pm

Well we won as expected, but I was really hoping for a 30 pt blowout! Maybe in Turdville.

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January 14, 2023 10:04 pm

Ebube now has 17pts and 9rbs in 17 minutes played this season. Kid will be a beast when he starts getting more time.

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